Card-holder



A. B. MARSHEL.

CARD HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1920- Patented May 3, 1921.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

A. B, MARSHEL.

CARD HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNET, 1920.

Patented May 3, 1921 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

glwucm for UNITED STATES ADDISON B. MARSHEL, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

CARD-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1921.

Application filed June 7, 1920. Serial No. 387,222.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDISON B. MAnsHEL, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Kansas City, in the county of lVyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to card holders, and it comprises a pair of guides, a frame slidably supported in said guides, means for securing cards in said frame, a plate carried by said frame, and forming a roof for said holder, and a cover for said frame, said cover being hinged to the frame and incapable of being opened when the frame 18 in normal. position within the guides; all as more fully hereinafter set forth and as claimed.

In the present invention, I have produced a card or sign holder particularly adapted to hold cards on the sides or ends of railway cars. The device is so arranged that the card may be readily inserted, and it is provided with a cover of glass, celluloid, or other transparent material which protects the card and permits easy reading thereof. When the card is placed in the holder, it is protected from rain and snow and it is therefore preserved without soiling.

It is an object of the present invention to produce a card holder of this character which may be cheaply manufactured and which may be quickly applied to the side of a car.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown several embodiments of the invention. In this showing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the invention showing the frame in open position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of another form of the invention showing the frame in open position, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4+4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the draw ings, the numeral 1 represents blocks which are adapted to be secured to the side ofa railroad freight car to space the card holder from the side of the car. Transverse reinforcing rods 2 may be secured to these blocks. A pair of vertical guides 3 is secured to the blocks, the guides being provided with vertical slots 4 and side flanges A frame 7 is slidably mounted in the pair of guides, the frame being held therein by means of a cross rod 8 extending into the vertical slots in the guides. This cross rod forms a pivot or hinge for a cover 9, the cover being provided with glass, celluloid, or other transparent substance to protect the cards in the frame and still permit observation. The interior of the frame may be divided into any number of sections by transverse strips 11. As shown, the frame is divided into two sections adapted to receive different cards. A plurality of slots 12 is formed in the back 13 of the frame and these slots are adapted to receiveclips 14 provided with upstanding flanges 15 for the reception of the edge of a card. The clips may be adjusted in the slots to receive cards of different sizes, one side or edge of the card abutting the flange of the clip and the other side or edge abutting the side of the frame to hold the card in position. frame is provided with a sloping overhanging roof which is adapted to shed water, causing the water to drop clear and not enter the frame.

The operation of this form of the invention is as follows:

When cards are to be placed in the frame, it is moved to the open position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the cover 9 being open, as shown, and resting on the shoulders 6. The shoulders prevent further opening of the cover beyond a predetermined point. The clips 14 are then adjusted according to the size of the cards and the cards secured in position. Any number of transverse partitions 11 may be provided to space or separate different cards. When the frame is permitted to fall or is lowered in the guides to the position shown in Fig. 2, the front flanges of the guides force the cover to closed position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawm s.

n the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, a diamondshape frame is employed. The guides 3 are arranged at an angle and the frame slidably mounted therein. The roof 17 is arranged on one side slightly spaced from one of the guides. The reinforcing plate 18 may be The I arranged between a guide and the roof. The other roof section 19 is carried by the frame. When the device is in closed position, the two sections of the roof are in con tact with each other and form an angular roof arranged over the top of the diamondshape frame.

In other respects, the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, is the same as the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the frame being constructed in a similar manner and provided with a hinged cover. In this form of the invention, I have shown a plurality of transverse rods 20 slightly spaced from the back of the frame to retain the cards in position. The cards are placed between the transverse rods and the frame. 7

It is to be understood that while I havespaced guides having slots therein, a frame slidably mounted in said guides, a transverse rod carried by said frame and entering said slots, and a cover for said frame, said cover being hingedly mounted on said rod.

2. A card holder comprising a pair of spaced guides having slots therein, flanges formed on the sides of said guides, a frame slidably mounted in said guides, a trans verse rod carried by said frame and entering said slots, and a cover for said frame, said cover being hingedly mounted on said rod.

3. A card holder comprising a pair .of spaced guides having slots therein, flanges formed on the sides of said guides, a frame slidably mounted in said guides, a transverse rod carried by said frame and entering said slots, and a cover for said frame, said cover being hingedly mounted on said rod, the ends of said flanges being cut away to permit operation of the cover.

In testimony whereof'I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses- ADDISON B. MARSHEL.

WVitnesses:

En. SKAGGS, SIDNEY MOORE. 

